Physics is a high school level course, which satisfies the Ohio Core science graduation requirements of Ohio Revised Code Section 3313.603. This section of Ohio law requires a three-unit course with inquiry-based laboratory experience that engages students in asking valid scientific questions and gathering and analyzing information.
Physics elaborates on the study of the key concepts of motion, forces and energy as they relate to increasingly complex systems and applications that will provide a foundation for further study in science and scientific literacy.
Students engage in investigations to understand and explain motion, forces and energy in a variety of inquiry and design scenarios that incorporate scientific reasoning, analysis, communication skills and real-world applications.
Catapult or Trebuchet project
Bridge or Cantilever project
Rube Goldberg project
Mousetrap car project
Build a working motor
Build a 3-way switch
Orienteering
Units
Kinematics
Dynamics
Energy
Circular motion
Electricity
Magnetism
Light
Sound
Science Inquiry and Application
During the years of grades 9 through 12, all students must use the following scientific processes with appropriate laboratory safety techniques to construct their knowledge and understanding in all science content areas:
•dentify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations; •Design and conduct scientific investigations; •Use technology and mathematics to improve investigations and communications; •Formulate and revise explanations and models using logic and evidence (critical thinking); •Recognize and analyze explanations and models; and •Communicate and support a scientific argument.
Course Content
The following information may be taught in any order; there is no ODE-recommended sequence.
Motion
• Graph interpretations Position vs. time Velocity vs. time Acceleration vs. time
• Problem solving
Using graphs (average velocity, instantaneous velocity, acceleration, displacement, change in velocity)
Uniform acceleration including free fall (initial velocity, final velocity, time, displacement, acceleration, average velocity)
• Projectiles
Independence of horizontal and vertical motion
Problem-solving involving horizontally launched projectiles
Energy
• Gravitational potential energy
• Energy in springs
• Nuclear energy
• Work and power
• Conservation of energy
Waves
• Wave properties
o Conservation of energy
o Reflection
o Refraction
o Interference
o Diffraction
• Light phenomena
o Ray diagrams (propagation of light)
o Law of reflection (equal angles)
o Snell’s law
o Diffraction patterns
o Wave – particle duality of light
o Visible spectrum and color
Electricity and magnetism
• Charging objects (friction, contact and induction)
• Coulomb’s law
• Electric fields and electric potential energy
• DC circuits
o Ohm’s law
o Series circuits
o Parallel circuits
o Mixed circuits
o Applying conservation of charge and energy (junction and loop rules)
• Magnetic fields and energy
• Electromagnetic interactions
Standards & Model Curriculum
ODE Revised Science Standards
Useful Links:
Physics lab: Physics LabPhet http://phet.colorado.edu/en/search?q=physics
Metronome:metronome
Rube Goldberg:Rube goldberg
Hookes Law: HS PhysicsHooke's law
Stop watch: Stop watch
NBC: NBC learn
How Stuff Works
Daryl's demo's: demo's
Exploratorium
Mini DarthHS Physics
Westpoint Bridge builder
Simulations
physics games
http://www.mrmont.com/games/index.html
http://puzzling.caret.cam.ac.uk/game.php?game=21&age=2
Course Description
Physics is a high school level course, which satisfies the Ohio Core science graduation requirements of Ohio Revised Code Section 3313.603. This section of Ohio law requires a three-unit course with inquiry-based laboratory experience that engages students in asking valid scientific questions and gathering and analyzing information.Physics elaborates on the study of the key concepts of motion, forces and energy as they relate to increasingly complex systems and applications that will provide a foundation for further study in science and scientific literacy.
Students engage in investigations to understand and explain motion, forces and energy in a variety of inquiry and design scenarios that incorporate scientific reasoning, analysis, communication skills and real-world applications.
- Catapult or Trebuchet project
- Bridge or Cantilever project
- Rube Goldberg project
- Mousetrap car project
- Build a working motor
- Build a 3-way switch
- Orienteering
UnitsDuring the years of grades 9 through 12, all students must use the following scientific processes with appropriate laboratory safety techniques to construct their knowledge and understanding in all science content areas:
•dentify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations;
•Design and conduct scientific investigations;
•Use technology and mathematics to improve investigations and communications;
•Formulate and revise explanations and models using logic and evidence (critical thinking);
•Recognize and analyze explanations and models; and
•Communicate and support a scientific argument.
The following information may be taught in any order; there is no ODE-recommended sequence.
Motion
• Graph interpretations
Position vs. time
Velocity vs. time
Acceleration vs. time
• Problem solving
Using graphs (average velocity, instantaneous velocity, acceleration, displacement, change in velocity)
Uniform acceleration including free fall (initial velocity, final velocity, time, displacement, acceleration, average velocity)
• Projectiles
Independence of horizontal and vertical motion
Problem-solving involving horizontally launched projectiles
Energy
• Gravitational potential energy
• Energy in springs
• Nuclear energy
• Work and power
• Conservation of energy
Waves
• Wave properties
o Conservation of energy
o Reflection
o Refraction
o Interference
o Diffraction
• Light phenomena
o Ray diagrams (propagation of light)
o Law of reflection (equal angles)
o Snell’s law
o Diffraction patterns
o Wave – particle duality of light
o Visible spectrum and color
Electricity and magnetism
• Charging objects (friction, contact and induction)
• Coulomb’s law
• Electric fields and electric potential energy
• DC circuits
o Ohm’s law
o Series circuits
o Parallel circuits
o Mixed circuits
o Applying conservation of charge and energy (junction and loop rules)
• Magnetic fields and energy
• Electromagnetic interactions
running man mov
redneck merry go round
http://www.mrmont.com/games/index.html
minute of physics on you tube
Formative Assessments:
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